
Everyday meals
Arroz junto
A one-pot dish of rice cooked together with beans and meat, where the ingredients blend for a deeply concentrated flavor. It is a classic of Puerto Rican home cooking, served at lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Base
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Instructions
- Thinly slice the onion and pepper, crush the garlic and rinse the rice.
- Heat the oil in a casserole and brown the ground meat with the adobo and oregano until nicely browned.
- Add the sofrito, onion, pepper and garlic, then sauté for 5 minutes, stirring.
- Stir in the tomato sauce and drained beans, then cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the rice, stir well to coat it, then pour in the hot stock and add the bay leaf.
- Cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes without lifting the lid.
- Turn off the heat, let it rest for 5 minutes, sprinkle with olives and serve with the plantains.
Variations and tips
Vegetarian version. Replace the meat with sliced mushrooms and use vegetable stock.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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